City Can Delegate Final Housing Element Approval To Manager

Dec 21, 2025

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Updated: Feb 7

Apparently a city can delegate final approval of its housing element to the city manager – and not hold a final public hearing – so long as the final changes as a result of negotiating with the Department of Housing and Community Development are relatively minor.

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